| 单词 | whim |
| 释义 | whim (once / 902 pages) n A whim is an odd or fanciful idea, something kooky you suddenly decide to do, like dress up like a chicken or drive to Vegas. A whim can be a sudden impulse or a change of mind, like if you go shopping for school clothes but instead buy a pink cowboy hat. Whim is a shortened version of the equally silly sounding whim wham which means "fanciful object," like a tiny snow globe that plays "Hava Nagila." If you go for a drive on a whim, you could wind up anywhere, perhaps even back to the store to return that snow globe. WORD FAMILYwhim: whims USAGE EXAMPLESKipnis said he did the experiment that led to the discovery “on a whim” after reading about type 2 innate lymphocytes in another paper. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) It all happened on a whim, she says. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) A top GOP leader got an up-close lesson on the competing whims of Trump insiders. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1n an odd or fanciful or capricious idea Syn|Hyper notion, whimsey, whimsy idea, thought the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about 2n a sudden desire Syn|Hyper caprice, impulse desire the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state |
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